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America Needs More Judges Like Judge Myers

He did the right thing in North Carolina’s Supreme Court fight, and he deserves praise.

The Brands Are Very Sorry About Your Trauma

Why so many companies are inviting people to opt out of Mother’s Day emails

‘I Run the Country and the World’

Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.

The Godfather of the Woke Right

A 2011 book by Pat Buchanan shows the deep roots of today’s right-wing illiberalism.

The Impossible Plight of the Pro-Tariff Liberals

They finally got the Democratic Party to listen to them. Then came Trump’s second term.

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump

A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold

Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market

A new sign that AI is competing with college grads

Elon Musk’s Most Alarming Power Grab

Can anyone stop his space-based internet?

Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture?

An emerging critical consensus argues that we’ve entered a cultural dark age. I’m not so sure.

‘The Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’

The most persuasive “people” on a popular subreddit turned out to be a front for a secret AI experiment.

Dear James: When My Husband Speaks, My Brain Turns to Mush

Is this a normal marriage thing?

Trump’s Kennedy Center Debut: Les Mis and Six-Figure Checks

The president will attend a fundraiser and a showing of Les Misérables at an institution he hopes to remake in his image.

We’ve Been Thinking About Love All Wrong

What illness taught me about true friendship

The Plight of the Eldest Daughter

Women are expected to be nurturers. Firstborns are expected to be exemplars. Being both is exhausting.

Airport Detentions Have Travelers ‘Freaked Out’

Fears of being detained are in overdrive, even if the Trump administration insists that they’re overblown.

The ‘Significant Risk’ That Republicans Tank the Economy

How the GOP’s indecision in Congress could crash the markets

‘It’s All Cronyism Going Forward’

A flu researcher the Trump administration elevated to power will now benefit from a massive funding award.

Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit

Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.

How to Prepare for the Trumpcession

I don’t know what’s happening, but I’m stocking up on ibuprofen.